![Cover of Van Vliet's book Greed](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsHAGeQ5WW_A53meqPLjCC2Fhz57UEGzg3n0SnlQ6QAU7LrVGeXPN-4HfctNXSAPvJVO1oEgwgXV-3FNrARFcwOVmr8Ev57GBWhA-LIDEfw_QNUxItJS81jWfypuDISHCkDnMeVco3xI/s200/Greed1.jpg)
![Propagandists lithograph and printed text](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_cDO77QISbNIX5PMk53bBMFEO7Yqmaeb1U_m2K7h3ER4_uf3D9oSqj-xLr0GNzHoSP7ZY147H7A6S6ZW24cu2Zr9G62JYaldTUAFWo9sVGSnMC3vHFNLOblKSDfZ1FDdDonDK79hx-Q/s200/Greed2.jpg)
Van Vliet's book is an artistically powerful tour de force that decries the sort of greed and corruption that caused the Great Recession. The book contains four lithograph portraits, each representing a group of people intertwined with power, wealth, and exploitation: Propagandists, Lobbyists, Bankers, and Joe Public. On the facing page, various adages and details outline the vices that have perpetuated the suffering of the 99%. Some of the quotations that seem especially relevant to our current political situation are found on the page for Propagandists: "A lie said often enough becomes truth" and "Lies hunt in packs" are particularly apropos.
To look at Greed, come to Special Collections and ask to see Presses J268vagr.
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